On Fragonard
http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/frag/hd_frag.htm
On Elisabeth Vigee-Le Brun:
http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/18wa/hd_18wa.htm
her memoirs: http://www.batguano.com/vlblsmemoirs.html
On David
http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/jldv/hd_jldv.htm
http://www.abcgallery.com/D/david/david.html
Sketchbook: http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/sketchbooks/html/david_sketchbook.html
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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18th Century French Painting
Styles/movements: ROCOCO & NEOCLASSICISM
The Enlightenment: A New Society and its Discontents
From Versailles to David’s Death of Marat
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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Rowley Library
Types of resources that you will use for your paper include books, database articles, websites, e-books and primary sources.
BOOKS
Books provide general background information, detailed information on specific historical events, and context for an event or topic. Books are a very important piece of the research puzzle! Remember to use the tables of contents [...]
Posted on October 24th, 2007 by cjanus
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Historically relevant film/movie recommendations:
Elizabeth (1998)
Director: Shekhar Kapur
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127536/
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
(in theaters now!)
Director: Shekhar Kapur
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414055/
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Marie Antoinette (2006)
Director: Sofia Coppola
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/
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Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Director: James Ivory
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113463/
Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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Please spend some time with the Panoramic views of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles before the Art History lecture on Tuesday.
http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/1_The_restored_Hall_of_Mirrors_revealed_to_the_public.php
The experience of this 360º virtual tour should be described in the introduction of your next summary.
enjoy!
Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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Self Portrait as a Young Man, 1634
Self-Portrait, 1658
Self-Portrait 1659
Self-Portrait 1660
Self-Portrait 1665
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/09/16/arts/20070918_REMBRANDT_SLIDESHOW_index.html
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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Renaissance Art
Major transformations in art took place during the Renaissance. Art went from looking as though it had been made in a mold to becoming a form of expression, without rights or wrongs. During the Renaissance, portraiture emerged, the constant theme of religion was dropped, and art became a science, in the way that math [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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Renaissance Art
The Renaissance was a time of explosive cultural change that was dramatically reflected in the art and by the artists of the period. During this time, which spanned from the 1400’s up to Michelangelo’s generation of artists in the 1550’s, many aspects of art advanced, including the way wart was made, why [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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The Autonomy of Art and the Social Status of the Artist
The Renaissance was a revolution – a revolution in the way people thought, acted, and lived their lives. Art was not excluded in this ‘rebirth’; rather it underwent a transformation akin to the other elements of European life. Art mirrored the changing view of the [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2007 by Ms. Laurie Rojas
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